Geriatric gynecologic care of minorities

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 946-958

  Haynes, Milton O C ^a,b  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TAMOXIFEN CITRATE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGED; BLEEDING; BONE MINERAL; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC CARE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; MINORITY GROUP; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARY CANCER; REVIEW; SCREENING; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS CANCER;

AGED; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029825347     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-199612000-00023     Document Type: Review

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